आधिव्याधिमहावर्ते गर्ते संसारवर्त्मनि । ममतोग्रान्धकूपे ऽस्मिन् मा पतातपदायिनि
Do not fall into this deep pit of intense possessiveness, on the path of worldly existence, which is a great whirlpool of affliction and disease, O seeker of the highest good.
न त्वं भावेषु नो भावास् त्वयि तामरसेक्षण । शुद्धबुद्धस्वभावस् त्वम् आत्मसंस्थस् स्थिरो भव
You are not in the objects, nor are the objects in you, O lotus-eyed one; your nature is pure, awakened, and established in the self—be steadfast.
व्यपगतममतामहान्धकारं पदम् अमलं विगतैषणं समेत्य । प्रभवसि यदि चेतसो महात्मंस् तद् अतिधिये महते सते नमस् ते
If, O great one, you attain that spotless state where the great darkness of possessiveness is dispelled and all desires are gone, and the mind is radiant—then I bow to you, who are truly wise and noble.
समङ्गातापसीम् एतां तनुं सन्त्यज्य भार्गव । प्रविशेमां तनुं साधो नगरीम् इव पार्थिवः
O Bhārgava, just as a king enters a city, so, leaving behind this body scorched by the sun, let us enter this body, O noble one.
काले पूर्वजया तन्वा तपः कृत्वानया पुनः । गुरुत्वम् असुरेन्द्राणां कर्तव्यं भवतानघ
At the proper time, having performed austerity with the former body, you must again, O sinless one, assume the greatness of the lords of the demons.
महाकल्पान्त आयाते भवता भार्गवी तनुः । अपुनर्ग्रहणायैषा त्याज्या प्रम्लानपुष्पवत्
When the end of a great aeon arrives, O Bhargava, this body is to be abandoned, never to be taken up again, like a withered flower.
जीवन्मुक्तपदं प्राप्तस् तन्वा प्राक्तनरूपया । महासुरेन्द्रगुरुतां कुर्वंस् तिष्ठ महामते
Having attained the state of liberation while living, remain, O wise one, performing the role of the great preceptor of the gods, with your former body.
कल्याणम् अस्तु वां यामो वयं त्व् अभिमतां दिशम् । न किञ्चिद् अपि तच् चित्तं यस्य नाभिमतं भवेत्
May good fortune be with you both; we shall go in the direction we desire. For whose mind is there anything that is not as they wish?
इत्य् उक्त्वा मुञ्चतोः पुष्पं तयोस् सो ऽन्तरधीयत । तप्तांशुर् इव रोदस्योस् समम् अंशुभिर् अंशुमान्
Having spoken thus, as they released the flower, he vanished, like the sun disappearing from the sky along with its rays.
गते तस्मिन् भगवति ताम् उक्त्वा भवितव्यताम् । विचार्य भार्गवो ऽभेद्यां नियतां नियतेर् गतिम्
When that venerable one had departed, having spoken what was destined, Bhargava reflected on the unalterable and fixed course of fate.
कालकारणसंशुष्कां भाविपुष्पफलोदयाम् । विवेश तां तनुं बालां सुलताम् इव माधवः
He entered that youthful and delicate body, dried up by the causes of time, destined to bear future flowers and fruits, just as Mādhava enters a tender creeper.
सा ब्राह्मणतनुर् भूमौ विवर्णवदनाङ्गिका । पपात कम्पिता तूर्णं छिन्नमूला लता यथा
That brāhmaṇa body, pale in face and limbs, trembled and quickly fell to the ground, like a creeper whose root has been cut.
तस्यां प्रविष्टजीवायां पुत्रतन्वां महामुनिः । चकाराप्यायनं मन्त्रैस् सकमण्डलुवारिभिः
When the great sage had entered the body of his son, he performed a rite of restoration with mantras and water from his water-pot.
सर्वनाड्यस् ततस् तन्व्यास् तस्याः पूर्णा विरेजिरे । सरितः प्रावृषीवाम्बुपूरपूरितकोटराः
Then all the slender one's channels became filled, shining forth like river hollows brimming with water in the rainy season.
नलिनी प्रावृषीवासौ मधाव् इव नवा लता । यदा पूर्णा तदा तस्याः प्राणाः पल्लविता बभुः
She was like a lotus in the rains, or a new vine in spring; when she was full, her vital energies blossomed forth.
अथ शुक्रस् समुत्तस्थौ वहत्प्राणसमीरणः । रसमारुतसंयोगाद् आपूर्ण इव वारिदः
Then the semen arose, carried by the moving breath, as if a cloud, filled by the union of sap and wind, were swelling to fullness.
पुरो ऽभिवादयाम् आस पितरं पावनाकृतिः । प्रथमोल्लासितो मेघस् स्तनितेनेव पर्वतम्
He, pure in form, respectfully greeted his father, like a newly awakened cloud saluting the mountain with its first thunder.
पिताथ प्राक्तनीं तस्याप्य् आलिलिङ्ग तनुं ततः । स्नेहार्द्रवृत्तिर् जलदश् चिराद् गिरितटीम् इव
Then the father embraced her former body, his heart softened with affection, like a rain-cloud long embracing the mountain slope.
भृगुर् ददर्श सस्नेहं प्राक्तनीं तानयीं तनुम् । मत्तो जातो ऽयम् इत्य् आस्था हरत्य् अपि महामतिम्
Bhrigu beheld, with affection, the former body of his daughter; the thought, 'This one is born from me,' seizes even the wise.
मत्पुत्रो ऽयम् इति स्नेहो भृगुम् अप्य् अहरत् तदा । परतात्मीयता चेयं यावदाकृति भाविनी
At that moment, the affection, 'This is my son,' seized even Bhrigu; for as long as form endures, the sense of 'mine' persists.
बभूवतुः पितापुत्रौ ताव् अथान्योऽन्यशोभितौ । निशावसानमुदिताव् अर्कपद्माकराव् इव
Then the two became father and son, each enhancing the other's radiance, like the sun and a lotus pond rejoicing at the end of night.
चिरसङ्गमसम्बद्धाव् इव चक्राह्वदम्पती । घनागमघनस्नेहौ मयूरजलदाव् इव
Like a pair called the wheel, joined after a long separation, like the peacock and the cloud, united by the deep bond of the monsoon.
चिरकालदृढोत्कण्ठयोग्यया कथया तया । स्थित्वा तत्र मुहूर्तं ताव् अथोत्थाय महामती
After remaining there for a while, with that story fit for long-standing, firm yearning, the wise one then rose up.
समङ्गाद्विजदेहं तं भस्मसात् तत्र चक्रतुः । को हि नाम जगज्जात आचारं नानुतिष्ठति
Together, they reduced that twice-born body to ashes there; for who in this world does not follow proper conduct?
एवं तौ कानने तस्मिन् पावने भृगुभार्गवौ । संस्थितौ तपसा दीप्तौ दिवीव शशिभास्करौ
Thus, in that pure forest, the two—Bhrigu and Bhargava—stood, radiant with austerity, like the moon and sun in the sky.
चेरतुर् ज्ञातविज्ञेयौ जीवन्मुक्तौ जगद्गुरू । देशकालदशौघेषु सुगमं सुस्थिरं तपः
Having known what is to be known, liberated while living, teachers of the world, they moved about, their austerity easy and steady amidst the waves of place, time, and circumstance.
अथासुरगुरुत्वं स शुक्रः कालेन लब्धवान् । भृगुर् अप्य् आत्मनो योग्ये पदे ऽतिष्ठद् अनामये
Then, in time, Śukra attained the status of preceptor of the asuras, and Bhrigu remained in his own proper, flawless state.
शुक्रो ऽसौ प्रथमम् इति क्रमेण जात एतस्मात् परमपदाद् उदारकीर्तिः । स्वेनाशु स्मृतिपदविभ्रमेण पश्चाद् एवं च प्रविलुलितो दशान्तरेषु
Śukra, he was first born in this way from that supreme state, and then, through his own lapse of memory, was cast into various other conditions.
इदम्प्रथमम् उत्पन्ना सा तदा ब्रह्मणः पदात् । शुद्धा मतिर् भार्गवस्य नान्यजन्मकलङ्किता
At first, that pure mind of Bhārgava arose from the state of Brahman, untainted by the stain of any other birth.
सर्वैषणानां संशान्तौ शुद्धा चित्तस्य या स्थितिः । तत् सत्त्वम् उच्यते सैषा विमला चिद् उदाहृता
When all desires are pacified and the mind is pure, the state that arises is called sattva; this is referred to as the spotless consciousness.